臭 - chòu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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臭

chòu

Definition

stinky
臭豆腐

stinky tofu
stench
to stick
smelly
to smell (bad)
repulsive
loathsome
terrible
bad
severely
ruthlessly
dud (ammunition)

Other pronunciations

xiù

sense of smell
smell bad

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

嗅

xiù

to smell; to sniff; to nose

bromine (chemistry)

dry rations (for a journey); (dialect) (of noodles etc) to become mush (from overcooking); (coll.) embarrassing; embarrassment

Related words (40)

stink; fumes

smelly fart; arrogant

臭彈

chòu dàn

dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)

blunder (in chess)

stench

ozone (O3)

to drivel (Tw)

to show off one's good looks shamelessly

臭臉

chòu liǎn

sour face; scowling face

臭蟲

chòu chóng

bedbug (Cimex lectularius); tick

臭貨

chòu huò

low-quality goods; scumbag; bitch

臭跡

chòu jì

scent (smell of person or animal used for tracking)

dirty money

tongue-lashing; to chew out

skunk

dead bullet (one that does not fire); a bad move (in a game of chess)

stink bug

stinking pretension; to give oneself airs and offend others; hateful arrogance

ozone layer

stinking

stinking

this mortal flesh

stinking intellectual (contemptuous term for educated people during the Cultural Revolution)

臭豆腐

chòu dòu fu

stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; (fig.) rough exterior but lovable person

臭不可聞

chòu bù kě wén

unbearable stink; (fig.) notorious

臭名昭著

chòu míng zhāo zhù

notorious; infamous; egregious (bandits)

臭名遠揚

chòu míng yuǎn yáng

stinking reputation; notorious far and wide

臭味相投

chòu wèi xiāng tóu

to share vile habits; partners in notoriety; birds of a feather

口臭

kǒu chòu

bad breath; halitosis

stink

body odor

body odor; bromhidrosis

腋臭

yè chòu

body odor; bromhidrosis; armpit odor; underarm stink; also called 狐臭

腐臭

fǔ chòu

rotten (smell); stinking; putrid

reeking; putrid

deodorant

to make a bad move (in a game of chess)

噯氣腐臭

ài qì fǔ chòu

putrid belching (medical term)

濁臭熏天

zhuó chòu xūn tiān

stinks to high heaven

罵到臭頭

mà dào chòu tóu

to chew sb out (Tw)

Idioms (4)

臭名昭彰

chòu míng zhāo zhāng

notorious for his misdeeds (idiom); infamous

臭氣熏天

chòu qì xūn tiān

overwhelming stench (idiom)

如蠅逐臭

rú yíng zhú chòu

like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful; the crowd runs after trash

遺臭萬年

yí chòu wàn nián

to have one's name go down in history as a byword for infamy (idiom)

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